Certain MMU virtualization operations in Xen 4.2.x through 4.4.x, when using shadow pagetables, are not preemptible, which allows local HVM guest to cause a denial of service (vcpu consumption) by invoking these operations, which process every page assigned to a guest, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-5146.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade xen | Aug 30, 2017 | Aug 22, 2014 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade xen | Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 22, 2014 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-emulation/xen. | Oct 30, 2017 | Aug 22, 2014 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade xen-kmp-defaultUpgrade xen-doc-htmlUpgrade xen-libs-32bitUpgrade xen-toolsUpgrade xen-libsUpgrade xen-tools-domUUpgrade xen-develUpgrade xen | Dec 18, 2015 | Aug 22, 2014 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade xen | Nov 19, 2024 | Aug 22, 2014 |
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